Greek Food Vocabulary
The 75 beginner words (A1–A2) for food, with their English translations and part of speech, across 15 themed lists. These are the ones worth knowing first.
The 75 beginner words (A1–A2) for food, with their English translations and part of speech, across 15 themed lists. These are the ones worth knowing first.
| English | Greek | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| breakfast | πρωινόproino | noun | A1 |
| coffee | καφέςkafes | noun | A1 |
| delicious | νόστιμοςnostimos | adj | A1 |
| restaurant | εστιατόριοestiatorio | noun | A1 |
| waiter | σερβιτόροςservitoros | noun | A1 |
| water | νερόnero | noun | A1 |
| bill | λογαριασμόςlogariasmos | noun | A2 |
| English | Greek | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| bread | ψωμίpsomi | noun | A1 |
| cheese | τυρίtyri | noun | A1 |
| dinner | βραδινόvradino | noun | A1 |
| fruit | φρούτοfrouto | noun | A1 |
| lunch | μεσημεριανόmesimeriano | noun | A1 |
| meal | γεύμαgevma | noun | A1 |
| vegetable | λαχανικόlachaniko | noun | A1 |
| cooking | μαγείρεμαmageirema | noun | A2 |
| dessert | επιδόρπιοepidorpio | noun | A2 |
| mushroom | μανιτάριmanitari | noun | A2 |
| sweet | γλυκόςglykos | adj | A2 |
| wine | κρασίkrasi | noun | A2 |
| English | Greek | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| diet | δίαιταdiaita | noun | A2 |
| English | Greek | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| butter | βούτυροvoutyro | noun | A1 |
| egg | αυγόavgo | noun | A1 |
| potato | πατάταpatata | noun | A1 |
| rice | ρύζιryzi | noun | A1 |
| sugar | ζάχαρηzachari | noun | A1 |
| tomato | ντομάταntomata | noun | A1 |
| flour | αλεύριalevri | noun | A2 |
| garlic | σκόρδοskordo | noun | A2 |
| oil | λάδιladi | noun | A2 |
| onion | κρεμμύδιkremmydi | noun | A2 |
| pasta | ζυμαρικάzymarika | noun | A2 |
| pepper | πιπέριpiperi | noun | A2 |
| salt | αλάτιalati | noun | A2 |
| English | Greek | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| chili | τσίλιtsili | noun | A2 |
| English | Greek | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| curry | κάριkari | noun | A2 |
| English | Greek | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| beans | φασολάκιαfasolakia | noun | A2 |
| carrot | καρότοkaroto | noun | A2 |
| peas | αρακάςarakas | noun | A2 |
| English | Greek | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| apple | μήλοmilo | noun | A1 |
| banana | μπανάναmpanana | noun | A1 |
| grape | σταφύλιstafyli | noun | A1 |
| lemon | λεμόνιlemoni | noun | A2 |
| lime | λάιμlaim | noun | A2 |
| melon | πεπόνιpeponi | noun | A2 |
| pear | αχλάδιachladi | noun | A2 |
| English | Greek | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| corn | καλαμπόκιkalampoki | noun | A1 |
| yogurt | γιαούρτιgiaourti | noun | A1 |
| cream | κρέμαkrema | noun | A2 |
| English | Greek | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| beef | βοδινό κρέαςvodino kreas | noun | A1 |
| ground beef | μοσχαρίσιος κιμάςmoscharisios kimas | noun | A2 |
| ham | ζαμπόνzampon | noun | A2 |
| meatball | κεφτεδάκιkeftedaki | noun | A2 |
| sausage | λουκάνικοloukaniko | noun | A2 |
| steak | μπριζόλαmprizola | noun | A2 |
| English | Greek | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| juice | χυμόςchymos | noun | A1 |
| milk | γάλαgala | noun | A1 |
| tea | τσάιtsai | noun | A1 |
| champagne | σαμπάνιαsampania | noun | A2 |
| lemonade | λεμονάδαlemonada | noun | A2 |
| soda | αναψυκτικόanapsyktiko | noun | A2 |
| sparkling water | ανθρακούχο νερόanthrakoucho nero | noun | A2 |
| English | Greek | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| mayonnaise | μαγιονέζαmagioneza | noun | A2 |
| sour cream | ξινή κρέμαxini krema | noun | A2 |
| yolk | κρόκοςkrokos | noun | A2 |
| English | Greek | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| biscuit | μπισκότοmpiskoto | noun | A1 |
| bagel | μπέιγκελmpeigkel | noun | A2 |
| baguette | μπαγκέταmpagketa | noun | A2 |
| donut | ντόνατntonat | noun | A2 |
| muffin | μάφινmafin | noun | A2 |
| pastry | ζύμηzymi | noun | A2 |
| waffle | βάφλαvafla | noun | A2 |
| English | Greek | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| hot sauce | καυτερή σάλτσαkafteri saltsa | noun | A2 |
| olive oil | ελαιόλαδοelaiolado | noun | A2 |
| soy sauce | σάλτσα σόγιαςsaltsa sogias | noun | A2 |
| English | Greek | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| creamy | κρεμώδηςkremodis | adj | A2 |
Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch
These lists stop at A1–A2, the words a beginner needs first. The food packs keep going through B1, B2 and C1 inside Watch Your Language, along with every other topic.
The app shows them to you a few at a time, in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and brings back the ones you keep forgetting.
